Resource Endowments and Location Theory in Economic History: A Case Study of Quebec and Ontario at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Morris Altman

doi:10.1017/S0022050700050683

Resource Endowments and Location Theory in Economic History: A Case Study of Quebec and Ontario at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Morris Altman

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The hypothesis that a region's or nation's laggard industrial development can be explained by its relatively more expensive supplies of coal and iron ore is challenged here. A simple model, based on location theory, is developed. Using this model, I demonstrate the conditions under which this hypothesis holds. A case study of Quebec and Ontario industry suggests that the differential resource cost hypothesis seriously lacks explanatory power.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	999-1009
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Economic History
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050700050683
Publication status	Published - Dec 1986

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Economics and Econometrics
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

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